The essays in Homegoings, Crossings, and Passings: Life and Death in the African Diaspora explore beliefs about—or issues related to—life, quality of life, death, and the afterlife among Africans and those comprising various parts of the African Diaspora, including the United States. These themes are examined from the perspectives of theologians, journalists, and either social, cultural, or art historians. Not only do they recognize the African roots of certain traditions and practices, but they also consider the importance of activities developed during the American leg of the odyssey. Their studies are important additions to a growing body of scholarship on this topic of life, death and dying in the Diaspora.